Ying Long's face immediately turned terribly unsightly.

The Qinglin Emissary was blatantly disrespecting him, causing him to lose face in public.

He felt humiliated. His complexion swung from green to purple and back again several times. In the end, however, he didn't dare to lash out.

Despite his strength, he dared not openly defy the orders of Commander Yan.

Otherwise, if Commander Yan were to discipline him, his power backers wouldn't be able to protect him.

With much frustration, he replied, "I dare not!"

The Qinglin Emissary coldly said: "The command of Commander Yan, will you accept it or not?"

Ying Long answered: "I will take on the task. Emissary, please lead the way, I will follow shortly."

The Qinglin Emissary's expression eased slightly, but his tone remained icy, "You better get there as quickly as possible. Don't keep Commander Yan waiting, or else you know the consequences."

The person most surprised on the scene was unquestionably Xiao Mu.

Were there really such coincidences in the world? The moment Ying Long was about to join the task, the Qinglin Emissary arrived, bringing a command from Commander Yan that reassigned Ying Long.

The Qinglin Emissary's voice, however, suddenly resounded in his ear, speaking to him coldly via voice transmission, "Xiao Mu, you'd better fend for yourself. Commander Yan may help you once, but he can't help you forever. If you die, you will have no value. Elevate your strength as soon as possible."

Before Xiao Mu could respond, the Qinglin Emissary had already floated away towards the outside of the Manor. No one noticed his voice transmission.

After a glance at Xiao Mu, Ying Long turned to He Bei, "He Bei, you join the ancient temple exploration task. Go and explore the ancient temple."

Upon hearing this, He Bei was greatly alarmed, "True Person Ying, what about you? Aren't you coming with me?"

He had just been severely beaten by Xiao Mu, without Ying Long, did he have the courage to face Xiao Mu by himself? Wasn't it tantamount to seeking his death?

Ying Long responded unhappily, "With Commander Yan assigning tasks, can I refuse? Go to the ancient temple with assurance. As for other matters..."

He glanced at Xiao Mu, and then continued with an implication, "I have made other arrangements."

Upon hearing this, He Bei still looked uneasily at Xiao Mu.

Xiao Mu sneered at He Bei.

Seeing Xiao Mu's smile, He Bei shuddered subconsciously and hastily urged Ying Long, "True Person Ying, why not…temporarily forfeit this opportunity? Letting that surname Xiao live a few more days doesn't matter much."

"Cowardly! Smack!"

Ying Long yelled angrily, suddenly delivering a harsh slap on He Bei's face.

"Ah~"

He Bei screamed in pain. Half his face immediately swelled up and he covered it with his hand.

In his anger, Ying Long's blow was heavy, knocking out several of He Bei's teeth in one slap.

Ying Long roared, "When I instruct you to go, you go. You know very well what it means to disobey my orders."

"Yes, yes, I dare not!"

Seeing Ying Long getting angry, He Bei shivered on the spot, "But…"

He suddenly lowered his voice, speaking to Ying Long via voice transmission, "True Person Ying, I'm not as strong as that surname Xiao. If I go, won't I be killed by him? If I die, it doesn't matter, but if I don't complete your entrusted task, it will be a significant issue."

"Would I deliberately send you to your death?"

Ying Long sneered coldly, responding via voice transmission, "Although I won't be going, I have made thorough arrangements. If you cooperate fully with Niu Mang, Xiao Mu will certainly die."

"True Person Ying has made arrangements?"

Hearing this, He Bei was greatly relieved.

"Go with confidence."

Ying Long turned around and left the manor, pursuing the Qinglin Emissary.

…

As soon as Ying Long left, Mr. Jian's gaze passed over Xiao Mu, Niu Mang, and He Bei, "Xiao Mu, Niu Mang, and He Bei, I want to confirm again. Do three of you still want to participate in the exploration of the ancient temple? If you don't want to participate, it's still not too late to back out."

"I will join."

Xiao Mu responded without hesitation.

"HeHe! I will join as well."

Niu Mang chuckled ominously. While answering Mr. Jian's question, his intimidating gaze remained fixed on Xiao Mu.

Mr. Jian turned to He Bei.

He Bei seemed very uncertain, hesitating for a while before answering, "I…I will join too."

"Very good. Since none of you wish to withdraw, I will give you some preliminary guidance."

Mr. Jian nodded and said: "The ancient temple we are going to explore is a wicked place. We will depart in two days. In these two days, you three can make preparations for the exploration. I personally recommend you to prepare some measures to suppress the evil."

"That's all I have to say. Please leave now. I will send someone to notify you the evening before departure."

…

Upon leaving Mr. Jian's Manor, Xiao Mu immediately returned to his residence.

Instructing the two young ladies, Wang RuoLuan and Zhou Ying, to guard the door, Xiao Mu entered the Quiet Room to start preparations.

Firstly, he summoned the Ghost Servant.

"Greetings, Lord!"

The moment the Ghost Servant emerged, it bowed and paid its respects to Xiao Mu.

"Rise!"

Xiao Mu allowed the Ghost Servant to stand up and instructed him to sit down for cultivation.

He then took out the Pearls of Evil obtained from the Demon Secret Realm and embedded them one by one into the Ghost Servant's body.

The Pearls of Evil were obtained from the demons. During this venture into the Demon Secret Realm, Xiao Mu had acquired a large number of Pearls of Evil.

The Ghost Servant absorbed all the Pearls of Evil, and his power surged from the Early Armament Refinement Realm to the Late Realm.

Though only just stepping into the Late Realm, his realm had once again exceeded Xiao Mu's.

Satisfied, Xiao Mu stored the Ghost Servant back. He then started to ponder on the next steps of enhancement.

After some thought, he finally took out the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor.

Regarding the Seal of the Heavenly Emperor, Xiao Mu had not used it for a long time.

Due to its lack of the Variant, leading to insufficient power, it had been replaced by other methods for a long time.

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